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00W's AIO Smorgasbord

Aquarium Profile and Equipment

What type of saltwater aquarium is this?
Mixed Reef
Total Water Volume
115
When did you start this tank?
Jun 16, 2015
What is your aquarium made of?
Glass
Aquarium Length (inches)
48
Aquarium Width (inches)
18
Aquarium Height (inches)
24
Aquarium Overflow/Drain
Drain Style (durso, herbie, etc)
Aquarium Sump
YES
Sump Water Volume
20
Aquarium Stand
Wood
Aquarium Controller
NO
Protein Skimmer
NO
Protein Skimmer Make and Model
Lifereef vs3-24
Aquarium Reactors
  1. None
Return Pump
Eheim compaction 3000
What types of equipment are you using for water flow and circulation?
  1. Powerhead
  2. Wavemaker
Water Flow and Circulation Equipment List
Jebao OW 20 x2, OW10, Jebao 1300, 2 sicce small WaveMaker.
Aquarium Lighting
  1. T5 Fluorescent
  2. Natural Sunlight
Lighting Equipment List
Odyssea T5 HO fixture
Lighting PAR and Goals
Low
Dosing Equipment Detail
None
Auto Top Off or ATO
NO
Aquarium Heating and Cooling
  1. I am using a heater or heaters
Water Temperature
77
Heating and Cooling Equipment Detail
Eheim 300w with ink bird controller

Aquarium Water Chemistry and Parameters

pH Level
8.3
Specific Gravity
1.027
Nitrate or NO3
19
Phosphate or PO4
1.12
Calcium
440
Alkalinity
7
Magnesium
1300
Salt Brand
Red sea blue bucket
Trace Element Dosing
Kent essential elements

Aquarium Natural and Mechanical Filtration

Substrate
Bare Bottom (BB)
Substrate Level
No Substrate
Live Rock
75
Live Rock Type
Unknown
Nutrient Export
  1. Protein Skimmer
  2. Filter Sock
Water Changes
YES
Water Change Details
10% every Monday

Aquarium Tank Inhabitants (fish, coral, invert etc.)

Fish List
  1. Angelfish
  2. Clownfish
  3. Surgeonfish Tang
  4. Other Predatory
Total Fish
4
Coral List
  1. Zoanthids
  2. Soft Coral
  3. Mushroom Coral
  4. Other
Total Corals
6
Invert List
  1. Anemone
  2. Snails
  3. None
Total Inverts
0
Livestock Detail
Have a trigger which is not listed.
Livestock Quarantine
  1. No Quarantine

Aquarium Nutrition (fish, coral, invert etc. feeding)

Fish Feeding Frequency
Multiple Daily Feedings
Coral Feeding Frequency
Do Not Feed Coral Directly
Fish and Coral Feeding
  1. Flake
  2. Pellet
  3. Frozen
  4. Algae Strips
  5. Other
Auto Feeder
NO

Additional Aquarium Information

What do you think are the keys to your success in reefing?
Patience
Anyone heard from @Katrina71 ? I haven’t seen her out and about on other threads or on here. I hope she hasn’t been waiting for us to bail her out of jail.
Spoke to her thru DM. She’s alive and busy with RL. Reefing blog not most important but I believe she reads all our silly posts - hehe.
 
No tacos tonight. BUT Original Pollo Bowl (chicken, rice, beans, cilantro, and salsa) and two tortillas on the side so....
 
No tacos tonight. BUT Original Pollo Bowl (chicken, rice, beans, cilantro, and salsa) and two tortillas on the side so....
So you are having tacos. Lucky!!!!!
 
Oye! That’s a big chore! Lol
Didn't happen.
We're hoping to give the 2 big angels to a friend of mine, tank and all.
So I did a water change and I'm crossing my fingers.
Gonna keep my little freshwater tank.
 
Didn't happen.
We're hoping to give the 2 big angels to a friend of mine, tank and all.
So I did a water change and I'm crossing my fingers.
Gonna keep my little freshwater tank.
Will you keep one saltwater or two?
 
Now I'm chasing the taco bowl with a Dr Pepper. Delightful! Alright, on to the golf course now. Talk atcha all later!
 
You can still make up for it tomorrow by having them twice ;)
Have breakfast tacos they rock.
Eggs with chorizo sausage makes really good breakfast tacos!
 
Eggs with chorizo sausage makes really good breakfast tacos!
Spam, eggs, and cheese as well! Grill that Spam, scramble up some eggs, and then mix in some pepper jack.
 
Eggs with chorizo sausage makes really good breakfast tacos!
Exactly.
I like chorizo eggs pico salsa and fresh green cabbage and cojita cheese.
Put it in a shell and boom. :star-struck:
I'm sure you know all about chillaquilles. :smiling-face-with-smiling-eyes:
 
Exactly.
I like chorizo eggs pico salsa and fresh green cabbage and cojita cheese.
Put it in a shell and boom. :star-struck:
I'm sure you know all about chillaquilles. :smiling-face-with-smiling-eyes:
Love chillaquilles!!!
 
Spam, eggs, and cheese as well! Grill that Spam, scramble up some eggs, and then mix in some pepper jack.
My daughter is grossed out when I fry up spam for sandwiches. Spam, cheese and brown spicy mustard.
 
My daughter is grossed out when I fry up spam for sandwiches. Spam, cheese and brown spicy mustard.
Well, you can tell your daughter I'm disappointed in her. She likely won't care, but still.
 

IF YOU HAD TO OPERATE EVERYTHING ELSE MANUALLY, WHICH AUTOMATED SYSTEM WOULD YOU KEEP?

  • Auto top-off

    Votes: 62 57.4%
  • Automated dosing

    Votes: 7 6.5%
  • Mechanical filtration / roller filter

    Votes: 4 3.7%
  • Automated water testing

    Votes: 3 2.8%
  • Automatic feeding

    Votes: 1 0.9%
  • Lighting schedule

    Votes: 21 19.4%
  • Controller and remote monitoring

    Votes: 4 3.7%
  • Leak detection and emergency shutoff

    Votes: 2 1.9%
  • Automatic water changes

    Votes: 3 2.8%
  • None. I prefer to operate everything manually

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Something else (explain in the comments)

    Votes: 1 0.9%
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